DANCE

Events This Week

Listings ARIZONA CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL. PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Southwest Dance presents this fifth-annual festival featuring nine Arizona-based companies at 8 p.m. on Friday, January 22. Tickets are $12, $9 for seniors and $7 for children and students, and are available at Dillard's.

TANGO BUENOS AIRES. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. Southwest Dance presents this Brazilian company at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26. Tickets are $36 and $28, with discounts for seniors, children and students; they're available at all Dillard's ticket outlets. Call 482-6410 for information.

Announcements

FOLK DANCING. The Zenith Center. 330 E. Seventh St. The Tucson International Folk Dancers teach lessons from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays. Admission is $2 at the door. Call 299-9609 or 792-2694 for information.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Events This Week

AN EVENING OF MAGIC. Gaslight Theater. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. Enjoy an evening of magic and comedy featuring the Laramores, Gene Collins and Norm Marini starting at 6 p.m. on Monday, January 25. Tickets are $8 and are available at Williams Magic and Novelties, 6526 E. 22nd St. Call 886-0543 for information.

ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL. El Mercado, Broadway Boulevard at Wilmot Road. Spirit Weavers present their fourth annual Creative Spirit Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, January 23, and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 24. More than 60 juried artists display and sell their work, and singer/songwriter Bruce T. Campbell performs daily at 1 p.m. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Tucson Community Food Bank, with donations of non-perishable food gratefully accepted at their booth. Call 546-4656 for information.

PRAIRIE DOG SCREENING. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Wildlife Damage Review presents a screening of Varmints, a film that graphically chronicles efforts to eradicate the prairie dog. Film shows at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 27. Admission is $5. Call 884-0883 for information.

FARMERS' MARKET. St. Philip's Plaza, River Road and Campbell Avenue. Every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., more than 20 vendors sell fresh produce, teas, honey, jams, lemon curd, bread, smoked beef and more.

WALKING TOUR. Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House. 151 S. Granada Ave. Enjoy this walking tour of Tucson's history, including more than 20 homes, sites, and buildings from
10 a.m. to noon every Saturday. Cost is $4.50 for adults, with reduced rates for children. Reservations are recommended. Call 622-0956 for information.

Out Of Town

AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATION. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park. Two hours north of Tucson, via Highway 79. Enjoy a day of listening to Paul Taylor play the didjeridoo and tell stories of the outback from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Saturday, January 23. Admission is $5, $2 for children ages 5 to 12, and free to children under age 5. Call 689-2811 for information.

Announcements

OPEN HOUSE. The Conquistadors Toastmasters' open house is at 7 p.m. every Thursday at La Quinta Inn, 6404 E. Broadway Blvd. Call Randy Lindsey at 745-3915 for information.

TV SHOW TAPING. Take part in the live taping of It's About You, a show about relationships, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Friday. Call 299-2708 for free tickets and information. TW


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